Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns in ESCWA_Arab High-Income Countries (HICs)
ESCWA_Arab High-Income Countries (HICs): Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns was 10.91 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns in ESCWA_Arab High-Income Countries (HICs), 2000–2020
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
ESCWA_Arab High-Income Countries (HICs) recorded 10.91 for prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns in 2020. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns in ESCWA_Arab High-Income Countries (HICs) peaked at 10.91 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 9.94, in 2000.
That places ESCWA_Arab High-Income Countries (HICs) 107th out of 156 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns in ESCWA_Arab High-Income Countries (HICs), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.94 | — |
| 2001 | 9.97 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 10.09 | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 10.13 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 10.16 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 10.14 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 10.11 | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 10.12 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 10.14 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 10.25 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 10.38 | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 10.4 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 10.45 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 10.51 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 10.53 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 10.62 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 10.61 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 10.7 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 10.7 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 10.76 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 10.91 | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.1 | 9.94 | 10.25 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.57 | 10.38 | 10.76 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.91 | 10.91 | 10.91 | 1 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA_Arab High-Income Countries (HICs)
More health data for ESCWA_Arab High-Income Countries (HICs)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 1,480 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 71.94 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 38.23 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 3.22 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 42.08 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 18.92 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 7.85 (2022)
- Proportion of health care facilities with no water service 0.6792 (2025)
- Proportion of health care facilities with basic water services 98.91 (2025)
- Proportion of health care facilities with limited water services 0.4078 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns in ESCWA_Arab High-Income Countries (HICs)?
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns in ESCWA_Arab High-Income Countries (HICs) was 10.91 in 2020, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns recorded in ESCWA_Arab High-Income Countries (HICs)?
- The highest recorded value was 10.91 in 2020.
- What is the lowest prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns recorded in ESCWA_Arab High-Income Countries (HICs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.94 in 2000.
- How does ESCWA_Arab High-Income Countries (HICs) rank for prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns?
- ESCWA_Arab High-Income Countries (HICs) ranks 107th out of 156 groups with data for 2020.
- Is prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns rising or falling in ESCWA_Arab High-Income Countries (HICs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA_Arab High-Income Countries (HICs) data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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